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Mapping a Gesture to a Tool
The Tool Palette contains 8 main tools in any environment.
One of eight tools can be selected at a time by gesturing a straight line from any point on
the screen to the direction of the desired tool.
Mapping a Gesture to a Tool Property
A tool property is some defining characteristic of a tool. In the case of the
Pen Tool
, the tool
properties are pen color and line thickness.
Each tool might also have a property ring that can have from 4 to 8 different selections. For
information on how to select a single property from a property ring, see
Select a Property
.
It is only possible to use one property ring at a time. If you have just gestured to select a
color but now want to select line thickness, you must change the property ring. See the
following topics for information on how to change between the different property rings.
Switch to the Color Property Ring
Switch to the Line Thickness Property Ring
Switch to the Shapes Property Ring
Select a Tool Property
Once you're in the desired tool property, you can make a selection by gesturing a straight
line from any given point on the screen to the direction of the desired property and then
back again to the starting point, all in one motion.
Switch To The Color Property Ring
To switch to the color property, begin a gesture from any given point on the screen and
draw a straight line to the left, and then down - forming an approximate 90 degree corner.
Switch to the Line Thickness Property Ring
To switch to the thickness property, begin a gesture from any given point on the screen and
draw a straight line to the right, and then down - forming an approximate 90 degree
corner.
Switch to the Shapes Property Ring
The Shapes Tool is the only tool that has a shapes property.
To switch to the shapes property, begin a gesture from any given point on the screen and
draw a straight line down, and then left OR right - forming an approximate 90 degree
corner.
